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A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-⁠19 Pandemic

Land & Air Borders to Re-Open November 8: The U.S. Travel Association reported the Biden administration is announcing that its new travel policy that requires vaccination for foreign national travelers to enter the United States will begin on November 8. This announcement applies to both international air travel and travel across the Southwest and Northern land borders with Mexico and Canada. This puts in place a consistent and stringent global international travel policy that is guided by public health. 

What this Means for Air Travel: Beginning November 8, foreign national air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of their vaccination status to fly to the United States. Fully vaccinated travelers will continue to be required to show a pre-departure negative test taken within three days of travel prior to boarding.  

What this Means for Travel across the Land Borders: Also beginning November 8, foreign nationals crossing the land borders with Canada and Mexico or arriving in the United States by passenger ferry for non-essential reasons, such as to visit friends or family or for tourism, will be required to be fully vaccinated. These travelers are required to be prepared to attest to vaccination status and to present proof of vaccination to a CBP officer upon request. By January, foreign nationals traveling across the land border for both essential and nonessential reasons will be required to be fully vaccinated. 

What’s Next: Further guidance on the very limited exceptions to these vaccination requirements, what will be acceptable proof of vaccination, and other operational details are forthcoming from CDC and other federal agencies, as applicable, well in advance of November 8 to enable preparation for a smooth transition to the new system. CDC has already informed airlines that all FDA approved and authorized vaccines, as well as all vaccines that have an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) from the WHO will be accepted for air travel. It is anticipated the same will be true at the land border.

A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-⁠19 Pandemic: White House Proclamation excerpt: This proclamation governs the entry into the United States of noncitizen nonimmigrants — that is, noncitizens who are visiting the United States or otherwise being admitted temporarily — traveling to the United States by air. 

READ PROCLAMATION

Northern Arizona COVID Testing Locations: COVID-19-Tests-by-Location-1072021 (az.gov)


Additional Resources:

US Travel Association

Destinations International

Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association 

Printable Resources from the CDC

Arizona Office of Tourism